Slade SLADEST 1973 UK LP 1st Press A5/B5 PLAYED JUST ONCE MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		52
	$		69

SLADE - SLADEST

 MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS AUDIO

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2442 119
• MATRIX:2442119 A v 5  1 1  / B v 5  1 1 
• FIRST PRESS

  TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ORANGY RED POLYDOR LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS JUST ONE SMALL SPIDER LINE.

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND UNWORN,AND THERE ARE STILL SHARDS OF VINYL AROUND THE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A BRAND NEW DISC. IT HAS NO MARKS OF ANY KIND AT ALL ON ANY PART OF THE SURFACE AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM JUST A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY HAIRLINES. JUST SUBLIME

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE LP BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS THERE FOR ALL TO HEAR. A VERY SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION IS THE ONLY THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE STEREO SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ALL

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND THE ONLY STATIC AUDIBLE IS A TINY TRACE IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF THE TIMIEST STATIC TICS DURING THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS MINT MINUS FOR THE AUDIO

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE SOUND AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED E.J.DAY GROUP 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS, CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES.HAS A VERY MILD WAVE AT THE BOTTOM

ALMOST EVERY COPY OF THIS I HAVE LOOKED AT OVER THE YEARS HAS RING WEAR AND VARYING DEGREES OF COLOUR LOSS. THIS COPY IS ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE COME ACROSS BECAUSE THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO LOSS OF COLOUR TO THE FRONT SURFACE WHATSOEVER, APART FROM A SMALL SPECK IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, AND ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE JUST TWO TINY PRESSURE LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.

THE TOP EDGES ARE IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION, THE REAR EDGE IS PERFECT AND FULLY COLOURED, WHILST THE FRONT EDGE ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE SPECKS OF WHITE VISIBLE

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE RUB AT THE RIGHT CORNER AREA WHICH MATCHES THE SAME ON THE FRONT SURFACE

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED  THE BLACK SURFACE IS STILL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH A TINY SHADOW OF RUB IN THE MIDDLE AND PIN PRICK OF RUB AT THE TOP END. THE TOP TIP IS UNBLEMISHED, WHILST THE BOTTOM TIP HAS A PIN PRICK OF RUB. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND PRISTINE. 

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ONE SINGLE THUMB NAIL NICK

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME CLEAN CONDITION AS THE FRONT, AGAIN WHAT MAKES THIS UNUSUAL IS THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO RING WEAR AT ALL. THE BLACK SURFACE IS PERFECT. THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER HAS A SMALL AREA OD RUB. THERE IS JUST ONE SMALL PRESSURE LINE ON THE TOP EDGE. THE OTHERS ARE FREE FROM ANY LINES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A FRONT PANEL WITH A NEAR MINT IMAGE OF NODDY HOLDER. ONE SMALL WHITE SPOT ON THE LEFT EDGE. THE REAR PANEL HAS THREE TINY WHITE SPOTS NEAR THE RUGHT EDGE. 

THE 8 PAGE 12" BOOKLET IS PERFECTLY AFFIXED IN IT'S ORIGINAL PLACE AND IS ALSO IN SUPERB ORIGINAL UNBLEMISHED CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT CLEAN AND UNSPLIT. THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS VERY NEATLY WRITTEN ALL OF THE TRACK TITLES ON THE BACK

A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE IT NEAR MINT !!!

I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL AND SLEEVE WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY